“…… Is this my nightmare? ”

After a brief silence, Don Juan Geraint spoke softly.

After he saw that "John" used Silver Sizz's magic technique, he roughly understood.

"That's nature."

It was not Annan who replied, but Benjamin Foster.

He patted Don Juan on the head and chuckled softly, "Didn't you expect that, Don Juan?" ”

“…… No, I'm just a little worried. ”

Don Juan Gerainte shook his head.

His eyes were not the loss of knowing that he was dead.

Instead, he frowned, not knowing what he was thinking.

This attitude...... It's kind of weird.

On the other side, Benjamin smiled at Annan: "Long time no see, 'Gilandaio'." ”

"But I'm not the Girlandaio."

Annan stated in advance.

Benjamin shook his head: "Of course I know. I also know exactly what 'Ghirlandaio' is.

"Just when I see your face...... I know where you got your password and what you're going to ask me. A person who can be recognized by Master Michelangelo naturally has a guaranteed character and ability. ”

“…… Let me guess. ”

Annan replied softly: "Did you already guess that the third prince would want to kill you?" ”

Benjamin smiled slightly.

He didn't answer directly, but asked Annan: "How many times have you come to this nightmare?" ”

"Counting the number of failures, this is the third time."

Annan replied quickly.

Benjamin chuckled.

I saw that three chairs with backrests and armrests slowly grew from the huge wooden fists.

He held out his hand and motioned for Annan and Don Juan to sit down.

"Since you have the approval of Master Michelangelo, you can meet him...... I'm guessing you're entering Gerald's nightmare. ”

Benjamin asked slowly, "That is, Gerald is dead...... Right? ”

"Yes."

Annan replied honestly: "In addition to this, I also saw Don Juan killed. You are killed by Klaus with a counter-curse. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin grinned silently.

Don Juan, who was on the side, also looked at Benjamin a little blankly.

Don Juan looked at Annan curiously and asked, "What kind of anti-curse...... You mean, the teacher's spell? ”

“…… What's wrong? ”

Seeing Don Juan's reaction, Annan asked in his heart, "It's your old butler who fed Benjamin poisoned wine mixed with squid juice." Is there something wrong here? ”

"That's the problem."

Benjamin smiled.

He tapped on the armrest and asked Annan, "You should know about my curse, right?" ”

"Yes. 'You can't eat squid' and 'You can't refuse wine from someone older than you'. ”

"—So, when I drank the poisoned wine, I broke a few curses?"

Benjamin asked.

Annan's pupils shrank slightly.

He suddenly realized one thing-

He had been thinking about "poisoned wine" before.

But the real problem is......

If Benjamin had drunk 'poisoned wine mixed with squid juice', and the poisoned wine itself was enough to poison him, there would be no need for squid juice.

And if the power of the poisoned wine is not enough to poison him, then his drinking of the poisoned wine means that he did not refuse the poisoned wine. That is, it did not violate the latter spell.

— In other words.

The two spells held by Benjamin are actually mutually exclusive.

No matter what, he can only satisfy one ......

And Klaus will take this as a killer feature, there is only one possibility.

"-The information that the third prince got from the third prince is fake news?"

Annan blinked and reacted: "He thought your curse was, 'Don't drink the wine given by the old man' and 'Don't eat squid'?" ”

Don Juan looked at Benjamin with some confusion.

Benjamin, on the other hand, nodded unhurriedly: "It's 'can't drink the wine given by the old man', and 'can't eat roasted green plums'."

"It's okay, the reaction speed is okay, and the memory is okay. It's just that my brain can't turn a little. ”

Benjamin commented harshly, "I'll ask you again - you should have seen my body, right?" ”

“…… Yes. ”

Annan nodded.

He recalled the scene when he came out of the copy:

Benjamin was lying on his stomach on the table, his mouth spilling blood, staining his teeth and plates, and his eyes black. Lying beside him lay Don Juan, who was also overflowing with blood from his mouth, and the old butler, who was pierced by a long sword in his back.

The only difference is that the silver ring on Benjamin's right hand is gone. His robes and jewelry had also been stripped of him, as if he were an ordinary old man.

…… Like an ordinary old man?

Annan's pupils shrank.

- It was only then that he finally understood everything.

Benjamin is a transcendent being!

Bronze Rank Transcendents will not have any particularly obvious changes after death.

But the Silver Tier Transcendents are different......

Just like Gerald at the time. When he died, his whole body turned into a skeleton and then disintegrated into pieces.

Benjamin's body, how could it be so normal?

It's just that the bearer and the robe are missing, like an ordinary old man......

But the problem is that Benjamin is not an ordinary old man at all!

“…… That's, fake corpses. ”

Annan replied quickly.

Benjamin nodded approvingly, "That's right. It's like the body you're using right now...... This is the basic spell of the idol school, called 'The Body of the Puppet Clay Statue'.

"My original plan was to block my existence with 'I'm not here' after taking poisoned alcohol and faking my death. Then use the Shaping Spell to make a stand-in that looks exactly like me grow on my seat, and then use the 'Puppet Clay Body' to make my stand-in.

"So if you look closely at my corpse, you should be able to see that it weighs a lot more than an old man."

In Benjamin's words, he habitually brought a hint of the temperament of a mentor, and commented:

"There's no way to hide the emotions of those people. That Klaus was just a country man who had made a mistake and couldn't make gold for the rest of his life. He had no idea how great a wizard was...... The fear and agitation in the hearts of those he brought with him were clear to me. ”

…… I couldn't help it, I wasn't a transcendent at that time.

Annan shook his head and remained silent.

- Benjamin is indeed capable of using the Soul Snatching spell.

Annan remembers what Salvatore told him.

Benjamin will use the four spells of 'Soul Snatching', 'Transformation', 'Shaping', and 'Idol', but only Transformation and Shaping are close to the Golden Tier.

…… In other words, the spells of the two schools of Soul Snatcher and Idol should at least be at the level of the bottom of the Silver Tier.

The answer to a question made Annan have more questions in his heart.

"So, what happened to Klaus?"

Annan asked.

The corners of Benjamin's mouth rose slightly: "Are you asking me about the future?" ”

He didn't say anything, but replied, "I should let him go...... Because we don't want to startle the snake. ”

“…… Teacher, am I really dead? ”

Don Juan Gerainte asked impatiently.

Benjamin looked at him with a flat and calm gaze: "Then it's up to you...... How to define 'death'.

"This is what your father asked me to do, and he doesn't want you to enter the Frozen Water Harbor, because there is a true god there. Whose fragments of truth are, the gods will know at a glance. But Your Majesty has a life...... You have to die here. There's only Frozen Water, a place that the rotpers can't reach at all, but it's still in Noah's kingdom - so you're only allowed to die here.

"Your Majesty would rather give the Fragment of Truth that you are about to conceive to the Skeleton Boy than to the rotten man.

"The Three-Eyed Raven will never betray the crown, so you don't have a choice.

"For you are the one who incubates the truth. Only when you die can the fragment of truth be revealed.

"If you stay in the royal capital, you will only die suddenly one day, making the rotten man a true god......

"So my plan and your father's plan is for you to die right here. Throw out the hot potato of the truth fragments. Then try to steal your soul out and resurrect it. After all, you are extraordinary...... Although it is only bronze, at least there is a slight possibility of resurrection.

"I didn't tell you about it in advance because your acting skills weren't real enough. Only a real death can win Klaus's trust. ”

Benjamin said flatly: "So, 'Don Juan Geraine' must die, but you may still survive." I brought the lantern that imprisons the soul this time, and maybe I can save you. I'll find you a baby with the direct blood of Geraint...... It is possible for you to be resurrected.

"But from now on, you won't be Don Juan Gerainte either. You must not take him for you. You're no longer associated with the name – remember.

"Don't covet the name of a past life."